Family-owned papers

It seems like there are still a few papers out there doing it the right way, but it also seems like most of them are family-owned shops where the management is answering to stock holders. So what are some of the good family-owned papers left out there?

The Free Lance-Star in Frederickburg, Va. is one. So are the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer and the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World. Any others?

The Spokane Spokesman-Review is family owned, but I don't know that you'd describe it as well run. Lots of layoffs, family adores the bottom line.

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Yeah, I've heard about the trouble in Spokane, but it seems like for the most part the family-run papers aren't slashing as much as the chains. I guess that's why I started the thread, because in a lot of ways some of these places seem like dream gigs these days.